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Posted February 28, 2011:
- Parts of Brain Can Switch Functions: In People Born Blind, Brain Regions That Usually Process Vision Can Tackle Language
- Neural Circuits Used in Processing Basic Linguistic Phrases Identified
Posted February 25, 2011:
Posted February 24, 2011:
- Making the 'Irrelevant' Relevant to Understand Memory and Aging
- Language Patterns Are Roller-Coaster Ride During Childhood Development
Posted February 23, 2011:
- People With Low Self-Esteem Show More Signs of Prejudice
- Given Prior to Loud Noise, Two Drugs Protect Hearing Better Than One
Posted February 22, 2011:
- Speaking Foreign Languages May Help Protect Your Memory
- Nerve Bundles in Visual Cortex of the Brain in Blind People May Process Sense of Touch
Posted February 19, 2011:
Posted February 18, 2011:
- Infants Raised in Bilingual Environments Can Distinguish Unfamiliar Languages
- Crossing Borders in Language Science: What Bilinguals Tell Us About Mind and Brain
- Juggling Languages Can Build Better Brains
- Scientists Steer Car With the Power of Thought
Posted February 17, 2011:
- Brains of Blind People Reading in Braille Show Activity in Same Area That Lights Up When Sighted Readers Read
- Brain-Machine Interfaces Make Gains by Learning About Their Users, Letting Them Rest, and Allowing for Multitasking
Posted February 16, 2011:
- Dial 5683 for Love: Dialing Certain Numbers on a Cell Phone Changes Your Emotional State
- Human Sentence Processing Unaffected by Sentence Structure, Eye-Movement Finds
Posted February 9, 2011:
- Hearing With Your Nose: How Nasal Stem Cells Could Tackle Childhood Hearing Problems
- Innovative iPhone App Developed to Carry out Psychological and Social Research
- Crocodile Tears Don't Fool Us All: Study Gives Behavioral Clues to Spot Fabricated Versus Genuine Displays of Remorse
- Parkinson’s Disease Undermines Language Processing
Posted February 7, 2011:
Posted February 1, 2011:
- Physical Activity Linked to Political Participation
- Bilinguals Find It Easier to Learn a Third Language
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Posted January 24, 2011:
- Out of Mind in a Matter of Seconds: Surprising Rate at Which Neuronal Networks in Cerebral Cortex Delete Sensory Information
- Humans' Critical Ability to Throw Long Distances Aided by an Illusion, Study Finds
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Posted January 19, 2011:
- A Second Language Gives Toddlers an Edge
- Challenging the Limits of Learning: Linguist Measures the Human Mind Against the Yardstick of a Machine
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Posted December 20, 2010:
- Neuroimaging Helps to Predict Which Dyslexics Will Learn to Read
- Dementia: When the Zebra Loses Its Stripes
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Posted December 10, 2010:
- Sign Languages Help Us Understand the Nature of Metaphors
- 'White-Noise' Therapy Alone Not Enough to Curb Tinnitus
Posted December 9, 2010:
Posted December 8, 2010:
- Widening Our Perceptions of Reading and Writing Difficulties
- Common Genetic Influences for ADHD and Reading Disability
Posted December 6, 2010:
- Exposure to More Diverse Objects Speeds Word Learning in Tots
- Imitating Someone's Accent Makes It Easier to Understand Them

